Chickamauga woman claims third jackpot

Laura Mullis, 71, of Chickamauga, Ga., recently won more than $142,000 in the Georgia Lottery, the third time she has won money in the drawings.

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Lightning never strikes in the same place twice. Sometimes, it strikes three times.

Laura Mullis of Chickamauga, Ga., won the Georgia Lottery's "Fantasy 5" jackpot over the weekend. The 71-year-old's lucky numbers netted her a $142,908 prize Oct. 4. She cashed her winning $1 ticket Monday at the lottery's district office in Dalton.

"I was shocked," Mullis said. "I hung up the phone and said, 'This can't be true!'"

Mullis has now accumulated nearly $200,000 in lottery winnings since 2000, when she first scored $49,255 in cash. The grandmother and mother of two adult daughters used the money to retire from customer service, pay off her home mortgage and purchase a new truck before winning another $1,000 in 2006.

Now she can just play around with the $142,908 bounty.

"I may a do a bit of investing," Mullis said.

Mullis purchased her fateful 2-12-20-22-28 number card at the Kangaroo Express along Lee and Gordon Mill streets. The combination was one of two confirmed winners, the other victor purchasing their ticket in Palmetto.